Film

The Heartbreak Kid 1972

Directed by Elaine May

  • Romance, Comedy
  • 105 min
  • PG

A hip, hot and sexy lesson in love.

Three days into his Miami honeymoon with needy and unsophisticated Lila, Lenny meets tall, blonde Kelly. This confirms his fear that he has made a serious mistake and he decides he wants to be with Kelly instead.

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Comic, classical in form, cool and effortless.

  • gravecomic
  • classical in formformally daring
  • cooloverwhelming
  • effortlessdemanding
  • intimateepic

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